Good evening. I’m apologize for being a bit whiney last night but sometimes a girl just needs to be whiney. I’m sure that most of you can relate. It’s like my favorite Pin of the week…
I think I was on my broomstick yesterday and not using my angel wings. 😉
So, while I was teaching BodyPump tonight I was thinking about what I might want for dinner (these are the kinds of things that run through my head when I’m teaching). I thought that Chinese or Thai takeout sounded really good but then I convinced myself to use the food I had in my kitchen and cook at home. I’m trying to cut back on picking up lunch and dinner out here and there so that I can save some money for furniture.
I took my Asian takeout inspiration and what I had on hand and came up with the idea for a chicken and bok choy stir fry over spaghetti squash.
Let’s discuss step one, preparing the spaghetti squash. I am petrified of cutting into winter squash for fear that I will lose an appendage so I tried to microwave the squash whole. Many sources recommended piercing it and placing it in the microwave whole. Don’t believe them. About 4 minutes into cooking I heard a huge boom and instantly knew my spaghetti squash had exploded. I opened the microwave and discovered I was right. Luckily, all was not lost and I was able to cut it in half, scoop out the seeds and continue cooking it cut side down with a little bit of water until it was done. Lesson learned.
While the spaghetti squash was cooking I prepped and started cooking the other ingredients. I used a recipe from Martha Stewart as my base and put my own twist on it. Which I’m famous for doing with everything from recipes to workouts. You gotta make it your own.
Chicken and Bok Choy Stir Fry with Spaghetti Squash
The finished product turned out exactly as I had hoped so I’m excited to share the recipe with you! I loved using the spaghetti squash as a base instead of noodles or rice. The dish was still very satisfying while lower in carbs but still high in protein.
Chicken and Bok Choy Stir Fry with Spaghetti Squash
(Recipe adapted from Maratha Stewart)
Enjoy and don’t blow up your spaghetti squash! 🙂
One more thing…I think I’m going to do another video “you ask, I answer” tomorrow so let me know if you have topic requests/questions!
